Day 1: Flocabulary— “Transformation” Glue or tape a copy of the lyrics into your notebook. Listen and follow along and circle the words you think may be new vocabulary. Double-check your list with the following list. Add/highlight the words you need to know.

“Transformation” Vocabulary Words 1.Myopic 2.Ratiocinate 3.Render 4.Recapitulate 5.Loquacious 6.Verbose 7.Gregarious 8.Elocution 9.Circumlocution 10.Cogent 11.Seminal 12.Meritorious 13.Redact 14.Placate 15.Tedious 16.Tome 17. Peruse 18. Entomology 19. Ostracize 20. Pariah 21. Persevere 22. Latent 23. Burgeon 24. Diligent 25. Paragon 26. Commodious 27. Clairvoyant 28. Cosmopolitan 29. Vast 30. Voluminous 31. Recalcitrant 32. Exorbitant 33. Extravagant 34. Colossus 35. Synopsis 36. Cadence 37. Cavort 38. Boisterous 39. Daft 40. Deft

Day 2: Understand the song 1.What was that song about? 2.From whose perspective was it told? 3.Were there any lines that you especially liked? 4.What characters were mentioned in the song? 5.What is the timeframe for the song? When did that action take place? 6.What new information about this event/time period did you gain from the song?

Day 3: Listen again Get out your lyrics Listen to the song again, making notes/reminders as you follow along Begin making definition list/flashcards Flashcards/definitions are due tomorrow– Yes, you can download them online at

Day 4: Show the Flo-cab Get out your definitions/flashcards Match the synonyms below; do not simply write letters and numbers. USE THE VOCABULARY WORDS 1.Placate A. defiant 2.Ratiocinate B. appease 3.Tedious C. adept 4.Tome D. prance 5.Recalcitrant E. book 6.Redact F. think 7.Burgeon G. summary 8.Synopsis H. blossom 9.Deft I. boring 10.Cavort J. revise

Day 5: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. There was a talkative girl in my English class who called herself “Chatty Cathy”; she was easily the most ____ girl in school and proud of it. (A)myopic (B) latent (C) elocution(D) cogent (E) loquacious

Day 6: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. My lawyer encouraged me to carefully ___ the cell phone contract before signing. (A)diligent (B) redact (C) peruse (D) seminal(E) voluminous

Day 7: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. After reading Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” in which the protagonist morphs into a cockroach, I became a fanatical student of _____. (A)elocution(B) circumlocution (C) pariahs (D) paragons (E) entomology

Day 8: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. Always calm under pressure, Pharell won the debate based on his ____ arguments and perfectly structured rebuttals. (A)commodious (B) cadence(C) cogent (D) boisterous (E) ostracize

Day 9: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. The four years spent camping on the polar ice cap became worthwhile when Dr. Schnoo was awarded a Nobel Prize for completing ____ research on penguin bathing habits. (A) latent(B) meritorious(C) cogent (D) tedious (E) seminal

Day 10: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are known as commanding presidents and master ____, often mesmerizing audiences with the spoken word. (A)tomes(B) elocutionists(C) entomologists (D) paragons (E) cadences

Day 11: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. Sometimes used-car salesmen have a way of speaking in ____; I wish they’d just tell it like it is! (A) circumlocutions(B) synopsis(C) colossus (D) pariahs (E) elocution

Day 12: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. Maria loved being a teacher for those moments when she discovered a(n) ___ talent in one of her most timid students. (A)latent(B) diligent(C) clairvoyant (D) cosmopolitan(E) extravagent

Day 13: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. The Bentley is the ____ of luxury vehicles, and a staple for Hollywood’s elite. (A)placate (B) tome (C) paragon (D) pariah (E) cadence

Day 14: Sentence Completion Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know. Just because Tessa predicted that J. Lo and Ben Affleck would break up doesn’t make her _____; that was a pretty predictable outcome! (A)daft(B) clairvoyant(C) deft (D) exorbitant (E) boisterous Don’t forget: the test is tomorrow INCLUDING SPELLING! You’ll also turn in your vocabulary notebooks.